Past
Performances
2007

2007


Sat. Jan. 13, 8-11  pm., with Minnesota Book Award Recipient (in Poetry for “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff”) Richard Terrill on Saxes, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com (web).

Sun. Feb. 4, 6-6:30 pm., TPT Channel 17 Twin Cities Public Television. “The Magic Green School Bus,” by Mike Hazzard (Media Mike), a new half-hour documentary portrait of Paul Wellstone. Created by kids at Lake Country Montessori School in Minneapolis, it is for students of all ages. The movie features “The Star Spangled Banner” from the solo piano CD, “Tuscarora: Short Stories for Jazz Piano,” which is dedicated to the Wellstones and benefits Wellstone Action.  For more information, email mediamic@bitstream.net or visit http://www.thecie.org/wellstone.

Sat. Feb. 17, 8-11  pm., with Minnesota Book Award Recipient (in Poetry for “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff”) Richard Terrill on Saxes, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com (web).

Sat. Feb. 24, 8-11  pm., with Minnesota Book Award Recipient (in Poetry for “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff”) Richard Terrill on Saxes, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com (web).

Thu. Mar. 1, 7 pm., with Chaz Draper on drums, Reception for the William McGee Civil Rights Moot Court Competition, Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Ave S., Minneapolis, 612-625-5515. 

Mon. Mar. 12, 5:30 - 9:30 pm., with Drummer Steve Hirsh and Black Ice, http://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/BlackIce.html, including Minnesota Book Award Recipient (in Poetry for “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff”) Richard Terrill on Saxes and Bassist Tom Lewis, Rossi's Blue Star Room, 80 South 9th Street , Minneapolis, MN 55402, 612.312.2828. 

Sat. Mar. 17, 8-11  pm., with Guitarist Joel Shapira, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com (web).

Sat. Mar. 24, 8-11  pm., with Minnesota Book Award Recipient (in Poetry for “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff”) Richard Terrill on Saxes, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com (web).

Sat. Mar. 31, 6:00 pm., Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild at its annual Social Justice Dinner, William Mitchell College of Law Auditorium, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, www.nlgminnesota.org.   Keynote Speaker: Rep. Keith Ellison, 5th Congressional District and  member of the House Judiciary Committee.  Annual Social Justice Award:  United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local #1161, Worthington, MN   for its defense of immigrant workers swept up in the ICE Raids.     Paul Marino People's Lawyer Award:  Kenneth E. Tilsen - for a lifetime of civil and human rights advocacy ". . .  in service to the people . . ." in the best tradition of the National Lawyers Guild.  Individual tickets:  $50 per person --- Student, low-income tickets: $15  Tables seating eight: $350.  Contact Lorena at 612-436-3664.

Thu. Apr. 12, 8:00 pm., with daughter Rosie McDonough, William Mitchell College of Law Talent Show, William Mitchell College of Law Auditorium, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul.

Sat. Apr. 21, 7-10 pm., Fundraiser for the Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School, Flour Sack Flats Sales Center, 520 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis, http://www.floursackflats.com.  Contact Barbara Murphy, 612-624-9035, murph028@umn.edu.   For more information, http://education.umn.edu/icd/LabSchool/Default.html,

Wed. May 2, 6:30 pm., Not a gig but fun.  Cobb 5k Run and Walk, Remembering Roger Cobb, Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, $10/7 (with shirt/without shirt) by April 28,$20/17 race day, 612-746-3646, Fax: 612-827-7890, larry@midmnlegal.org (email).  Details and registration forms are at  www.Cobb5K.homestead.com (web).

Thu. May 3, 7-11 pm., Larry McDonough Quartet with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-332-1010, www.DakotaCooks.com.  $5 cover. Donations will be collected for Wellstone Action, http://www.wellstoneaction.org, which carries on the work of Paul and Sheila Wellstone.

Sat. May 5, 5:30-9:00 pm., with Singer Colleen Raye, http://www.colleenraye.com/ The West Wind, 709 N. Main Street, River Falls, Wisconsin, 715-425-8100, http://www.thewestwind.com/

Sun. May 6, 1:30 pm., with daughter Rosie McDonough, Highland Friendship Club Music Show of Children and Adults with Disabilities, Cretin Derham Hall, 550 South Albert Street, St. Paul, http://www.highlandfriendshipclub.org

Wed. May 9, 5:30 pm., Reception for the Law Day Testimonial Dinner, A Benefit for the Fund for the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, Marriott City Center Grand Portage Ballroom, 30 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, 612-349-4000, Fax: 612-332-7165, 612-332-1441, nkleeman@midmnlegal.org and http://www.fundforlegalaid.org/  Speaker: Julian Bond, Under Color of Law: The Role of Law in Advancing Racial Justice; Honoree: Jerry Rotman, Of Counsel, Briggs and Morgan. 

Sat. May 12, 6:30 pm., Highland Friendship Club Art Show of Art Created by Children and Adults with Disabilities, including Larry’s daughter Rosie.  Saint Paul Gallery, 943 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55102, http://www.saintpaulgallery.com/ and http://www.highlandfriendshipclub.org.

Fri. May 18, 8pm-12:00am., The Larry McDonough Quartet, with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, The Sugar Room (formerly The Jazz Club), 200 Walnut Street E, Mankato, (507) 625-8175.

Sat. May 19, 8-11  pm., with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com

Tue. May 22, 5-7 pm., Benefit Dinner for Alliance of the Streets, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis.  Contact Mike Menner, fiesta@bitstream.net or mmenner@ststephensmpls.org

Sat. June 9, 8-11  pm., with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com

Last minute replacement:  Friday June 15, 2007, 8:00-10:30 pm., with singer Colleen Raye www.colleenraye.com, St. James Hotel Jimmy's Pub, 406 Main Street, Red Wing, MN 55066, Toll Free #: 1-800-252-1875, Local #: 1-651-388-2846, http://www.st-james-hotel.com/new/start.php

Short Tour out East

Mon. June 18, 8:00 pm., Jam Session at  Smoke Jazz Club & Lounge 2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025, http://www.smokejazz.com/

Tue. June 19, 7:30 pm., Solo Concert at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA, 215-563-3980, http://www.firstuu-philly.org uumusicdirector@verizon.net

Wed. June 20, 7:00 pm., with the Joe Baione Trio http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=71017, Summer Concert Series, Memorial Park, Milton, DE, http://www.historicmilton.com/events.html jvibeb@comcast.net

Back in the Midwest

Fri. June 22, 7-9 pm., with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Mill City Café, 2205 California Street #102, Minneapolis, 612 788-6188, http://myspace.com/millcitycafe 

Sun. July 1, 8-9 pm., On the Radio: Interview with music on Jazz and the Spirit, KBEM 88.5 FM. Listen to a live stream by logging onto www.jazz88fm.com

Thu. July 5, 7-8 pm., On the Radio: Rebroadcast of the interview with music on Jazz and the Spirit, KBEM 88.5 FM. Listen to a live stream by logging onto www.jazz88fm.com

Mon. July 23, 6:15-9 pm., Rein in Sarcoma Silent Auction and Fundraiser, A Benefit for The Karen Wyckoff Sarcoma Research Fund, Como Park Conservatory and  Cafesjian's Carousel, St. Paul, performing at 6:15 and 7:45, http://www.reininsarcoma.org (web), ptwyckoff@bigfoot.com (email), 651-486-9114.

Fri. July 27, 8pm-12:00am., The Larry McDonough Quartet, with Minnesota Book Award Winner (in Poetry for “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff”) Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, The Sugar Room (formerly The Jazz Club), 200 Walnut Street E, Mankato, (507) 625-8175.

Sat. Aug. 11, 8-11  pm., with Drummer Chaz Draper, Downtowner Woodfire Grill, 253 West 7th St., St. Paul, 651-228-9500, just a few blocks west of Exel Energy Center, www.downtownerwoodfire.com (web).

Fri. Sep. 7, 7:30, solo piano music before performance by the International Reggae Allstars, Reggae on the River Mississippi Paddle Boat Tour. Boarding 7:15 pm and departs at 7:30 pm from Harriet Island, St. Paul, returning around three hours later. $20 tickets purchased before boarding. 

Sunday Sep. 9, The Larry McDonough Quartet, Wedding.

Fri. September 21, 7-9 pm., with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Dinner Concert, Mill City Café, 2205 California Street #102, Minneapolis, 612 788-6188, http://myspace.com/millcitycafe 

Fri. Sep. 28, 8pm-12:00am., The Larry McDonough Quartet, with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, The Sugar Room (formerly The Jazz Club), 200 Walnut Street E, Mankato, (507) 625-8175.

Sat. Sep. 29, 4:00 pm., The Larry McDonough Quartet, with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, William Mitchell College of Law Alumni All Class Reunion,  875 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul. 

Tue. Oct 9, 5:30 pm, Reception, Council on Crime and Justice Annual Equal Justice Benefit, Pantages Theater, 7th Street South and Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis.  Malcolm Gladwell, the award-winning author of Blink and The Tipping Point, speaks at 6:30.  http://www.crimeandjustice.org/

Sat. Oct. 13, 6:30 pm., Reception for the Bench & Bar Benefit, Fall Ball & Auction for the Ramsey County Bar Association, Southview Country Club, 239 East Mendota Road, West St. Paul. 651-222-0846, alexandra@ramseybar.org (email), http://www.ramseybar.org/ (web).

Fri. Oct. 19, 8:00, Private Party with the Twin Cities Hot Club, http://www.twincitieshotclub.com at the Varsity Theatre, 1308 4th Street SE, Minneapolis, 612-604-0222, http://www.varsitytheater.org

Sat. Oct. 20, 4:00 pm., with Bassist Craig Matarrese and Drummer Chaz Draper, Fundraiser for Ann Franken for US Senate, Mankato.  Contact Brian at 507-388-4064 or Donna at donna.casella@mnsu.edu

Thu. Oct. 25, 7:00 pm., A remembrance of Paul and Sheila Wellstone, including video, and additional music by Anne Reed.  College of St. Catherine’s Coeur de Catherine Student Center.  Contact Connie Lewis, 651-796-8580 Cell, clewis@ppmns.org  Campus map http://www.stkate.edu/collegenews/collegeofstcatherinemap.pdf

Fri. Nov. 2, 5:00 pm,  Access Press Annual Charlie Smith Award Dinner,  Como Park Pavillion, St. Paul.  Contact Anita Schermer, adschermer@comcast.net and www.accesspress.org

Sat. Nov. 3, Wedding, Red Wing, MN.

Thu. Nov. 15, 5:30 pm., Benefit for Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF), International Market Square, 725 Market Street, Glenwood Avenue and Lyndale Avenue North, Minneapolis, (612) 625-1584, http://www.mnjustice.org/ (web). 

Thu. Nov. 15, 8pm-12am (new time), Performing music from the new CD “My Favorite Things: Odd Times for Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra and Concert Band,” Larry McDonough Quartet with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-332-1010, www.DakotaCooks.com.  $5 cover. Donations will be collected for Wellstone Action, http://www.wellstoneaction.org, which carries on the work of Paul and Sheila Wellstone.  Click here for the release.

Tue. Nov. 20, 11:00 am., Reception for the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Campaign for Legal Aid Luncheon Celebration, Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront, Great River Ballroom, 11 East Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul.  Contact kathie.battlesayles@smrls.org or 651-228-9823.

Thu. Nov. 29, 5:30-8:00 pm., Minnesota Women Lawyers Holiday Benefit for Battered Women Shelters, Atrium of University of St. Thomas School of Law, 11th Street and LaSalle, Minneapolis.  For ticket information, contact Linda M. Byrne  lbyrne@ip-firm.com (email)  651/686-6633 http://www.mwlawyers.org.

Sat. Dec. 1, House Party, St. Paul.

Mon. Dec. 3, 11:00 am,, St. Paul Area Coalition for the Homeless Holiday Party and Silent Auction, Union Gospel Mission,  77 East 9th Street, St. Paul, czarnikmichael@qwest.net

Tue. Dec. 4, 5:00 pm., Reception for Retiring Justice Sam Hanson, with Drummer Steve Hirsh and Black Ice, Town & Country Club, River Road and Marshall Ave, St Paul.

Sun. Dec. 9, 10:30 am., “Mostly Music: Bringing New to Old,” Music and Readings, The Larry McDonough Quartet with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato, 937 Charles Avenue, Mankato, whalsand@myclearwave.net (email), 507-388-1904.

Sat. Dec. 15, 6-9 pm., Holiday Show, Black’s Ford, 862 East Lake Street, Wayzata, 952-473-2940.  Click here for more details.

Sun. Dec. 16, Wedding, with Richard Terrill on Saxes, and performing with Mise en Place http://www.myspace.com/miseenplace

Mon. Dec. 31, 7-10 pm., Holiday show with Guitarist Joel Shapira, Sage Wine Bar, 730 Main Street at Hwy 110 & Dodd Road, Mendota Heights,  www.thesagemarket.us.  Click here for more details.